Robotics
The northern goshawk is a fast, powerful raptor that flies effortlessly through forests. This bird was the design inspiration for the next-generation drone developed by scientists of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Robotics
Stanford University researcher Mac Schwager entered the world of penguin counting through a chance meeting at his sister-in-law's wedding in June 2016. There, he learned that Annie Schmidt, a biologist at Point Blue Conservation ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A medical drone delivery service founded by trainee doctors that aims to transport coronavirus samples, test kits and protective equipment between hospitals has won the backing of Britain's Space Agency.
Oct 17, 2020
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Engineering
There are many places in this world that are hard for researchers to study, mainly because it's too dangerous for people to get there.
Oct 8, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Consumer drones are notorious for being hard to fly at first, before you learn what you're doing, and the odds are, you will crash it. It's not a question of if, but when.
Sep 25, 2020
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Business
Walmart Inc. will test using drones to drop COVID-19 diagnostic kits at customers' homes, the retailer's latest move in the pandemic-fueled arena of contactless deliveries.
Sep 23, 2020
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Skoltech researchers have designed and developed an interface that allows a user to direct a small drone to light-paint patterns or letters through hand gestures. The new interface, DroneLight, can be used in distant communications, ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Robotics
Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder's ATLAS Institute and University of Calgary have recently developed an actuated, expandable structure that can be used to fabricate shape-changing aerial robots. In a paper set ...
Business
Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video all by themselves. Now police ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Business
Walmart launched a pilot program Wednesday using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in a North Carolina city.
Sep 9, 2020
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